Opinion Stories from October 7, 2014 (Change date)
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Obama steps upOct 07, 2014 1:05 am - There is nothing wrong with having a president who likes to debate. But things get awkward when he debates himself. We really don't want a commander in chief who takes ...
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America is defunding its childrenOct 07, 2014 1:05 am - Think of the children. These days, politicians - and their constituents - generally don't. For all their baby-kissing, politicians know that it's the elderly - not suff...
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Electing Rauner won't bring changeOct 09, 2014 8:12 pm - Having read the Daily Herald for about 50 years, I was disappointed that you fell for Bruce Rauner's bait in his political ads, such as "Freezing real estate taxes." Yo...
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Quinn has helped turn things aroundOct 08, 2014 1:04 pm - I for one, cannot agree with your choice for governor, which ignores a key issue. Rauner has never held office and is now campaigning on his business record and his succ...
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Avoiding Springfield shows Quinn out of touchOct 08, 2014 1:05 pm - The Herald's views regarding endorsing Rauner for governor are right on. Over a year ago while on a tour of Springfield- as we drove by the the governor's mansion, the ...
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Our endorsement: White for secretary of stateOct 13, 2014 12:03 pm - During his run for a fourth term as Secretary of State four years ago, Jesse White told us that if he won it would be his last term. Now, at 80, he is running for a fift...
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Our endorsement: Durbin for U.S. SenateOct 08, 2014 9:55 am - It's easy to see how Dick Durbin has risen to the top ranks among Democrats in the U.S. Senate. He's sincere. He's smart. He's articulate. And he does his homework on th...
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Denying the very basis of law, justiceOct 07, 2014 12:05 am - Religious confusion reigns in the ideology of homosexual activism. The Catholic Church, for example, does not simply prohibit homosexuals from marrying each other becaus...
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Court system needs to respect publicOct 07, 2014 12:05 am - While reading the Sunday papers, an article about a TV show called "Madam Secretary" caught my attention. Tea Leoni, who plays a tough callous woman stated "I'm a daught...
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OK with Obama avoding CongressOct 07, 2014 12:05 am - I'm writing in response to David Ronske's letter to the editor in this newspaper on Sept. 23. Mr. Ronske is accusing President Obama of violating the constitution by avo...
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